Caltech pranksters strike BCS title game at the Rose Bowl

This Cal Tech Prank isn’t really sports related, especially since the school doesn’t even have a football team. But since this school is so well known for it’s pranks (see below), we decided to include it. Using cherry pickers and a lot of duct tape, Cal Tech put their own spin on the iconic Hollywood sign.

The Caltech pranks were ironic. Although the general theme seemed to be making people want to go to sunny Caltech, the whole thing actually enhanced my CPW experience. Being in the midst of such cool, secret going-ons made MIT even more appealing to me. Of course, I doubt the Caltech people actually thought their pranks would convince a large number of people. It was just fun.The Caltech Pranksters: Christina Meyer, Talia Minear, Greg Izatt, Justin Koch, Jesse Salomon, Michael Jensen, Nicholas Schiefer, Samantha "Pixie" Piszkiewicz, Jeff Picard, Julie Jester, Jeff Rosenberg, Grace Park, Brandon Robinson.He also said that national security concerns after the attacks of Sept. 11, 2001, have deterred many pranks. A Caltech prankster's query to local authorities about dropping fake snow on the Rose Parade led to a visit from a wide array of local and federal authorities, Mannion said. Still, MIT students posed as workers from a moving company, and managed to get a large piece of artillery across the country, without intervention.

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It's also comforting to know that the pranks are the students' way of flexing their intellectual muscles, in preparation for the key roles they will no doubt play in inventing the 21st century. (The best collections of Caltech pranks are two books, Legends of Caltech and More Legends of Caltech, available through the Caltech bookstore)

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He also said that national security concerns after the attacks of Sept. 11, 2001, have deterred many pranks. A Caltech prankster's query to local authorities about dropping fake snow on the Rose Parade led to a visit from a wide array of local and federal authorities, Mannion said. Still, MIT students posed as workers from a moving company, and managed to get a large piece of artillery across the country, without intervention.

Traditions and Pranks; Student Blogs; Academics

The irrepressible students at Caltech make the list a second time with yet another prank. Flash forward fourteen years to the time when afros, bell-bottoms, and butterfly collars represented the height of fashion. This time, the Caltech prank involved primitive computers, $320 in printing fees, and a few bored computer nerds.